hybrid

adjective
🔊/ˈhaɪbrɪd/
🔊/ˈhaɪbrɪd/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (of an animal or plant) having parents of different species or varieties杂种动物;杂交植物;杂种
    • hybrid flowers杂种花
  2. that is the product of mixing two or more different things(不同事物的)混合物,合成物
    • a hybrid language混合语言
  3. (of a vehicle交通工具) using two different types of power, especially petrol or diesel and electricity混合动力车(使用两种不同能源,尤指汽油或柴油与电混合使用)
    • a hybrid car/vehicle混合动力车

hybrid

noun
🔊/ˈhaɪbrɪd/
🔊/ˈhaɪbrɪd/
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  1. an animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties杂种动物;杂交植物;杂种
    • A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种动物。🔊🔊
    compare cross-breedTopics Biologyc1
  2. hybrid (between/of A and B) something that is the product of mixing two or more different things(不同事物的)混合物,合成物 synonym mixture
    • The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song.这种音乐融合了西方流行音乐和传统民歌。🔊🔊
  3. a vehicle that uses two different types of power, especially petrol or diesel and electricity 混合动力车(使用两种不同能源,尤指汽油或柴油与电混合使用)
  4. a bicycle that has been designed for use on the road or on rough ground
    • The rented bike was a hybrid that rode like a dream.租来的自行车是一辆像梦一样骑着马的混合动力车。
    • I ride a comfortable hybrid.我骑着舒适的混合动力车。
    compare mountain bike, racing bike, road bike
  5. Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin hybrida ‘offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave’, etc.